Ethan Imboden
InvestorPartner at Tuesday Capital · Partner at CrunchFund
Bay Area
Writes $100K – $5M checks · typically $1.5M
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225 people in our graph share verified history with Ethan — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.
DavidunlockedEthan: together at Tuesday Capital (2018–2023)
×5Ethan: together at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Ethan: together at Highway1
×4Ethan: together at The College Preparatory School
About
Ethan is a Partner at Tuesday Capital and a hands-on builder and entrepreneur who founded the venture team at design firm Frog in 2013, later helping run a partnership between Tuesday and Frog from 2016-2023. Before that he spent a decade as a VC-backed founder; he holds a Master's in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University.
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Experience
- Tuesday CapitalPartnercurrent2024 — presentSan Francisco, Paris, Geneva
- Tuesday CapitalVenture Partner2017 — 2023San Francisco, California, United States
- Standard DeviationStrategic Advisorcurrent2018 — presentGeneva, Switzerland
- frogFounder & Global Head of Ventures, Vice President of Design2013 — 2023San Francisco Bay Area, Geneva, London
- frogCofounder & Executive Sponsor, Global Sustainability Practice2017 — 2022San Francisco, Paris
- Virginia TechAdvisory Board of the Institute for Creativity, Arts & Technology (ICAT), and Center for HCI (CHCI)2018 — 2023Blacksburg, Virginia
- Highway1Mentor2013 — 2017
- PARISOMAConsultant & Mentor2012 — 2017San Francisco Bay Area
- ArtiphonAdvisor2013 — 2016
- Jimmyjane, Inc.Founder, CEO & Chief Creative2003 — 2014San Francisco
- plink, LLCPrincipal2001 — 2013San Francisco
- frogDesign Director2000 — 2002San Francisco
- ECCO DesignSenior Designer1996 — 2000New York
- Arnell GroupFreelance Designer1995 — 1996New York
- Lawrence Berkeley National LaboratoryEngineer1992 — 1994Berkeley
Skills & more
Higher Education1Curriculum Innovation1Cross-functional Team Leadership1Strategic Partnerships1Venture Capital1Executive ManagementEntrepreneurship57Start-ups31Product Development42Product Management25Design Strategy14Brand Development16
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Product DesignBoard of DirectorsRegenerative DesignSustainabilityTeam BuildingCreative DirectionUser ExperienceIndustrial DesignLeadershipNegotiationStrategyDesign ThinkingLanguages English · French
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ethan Imboden?
- Ethan is a Partner at Tuesday Capital and a hands-on builder and entrepreneur who founded the venture team at design firm Frog in 2013, later helping run a partnership between Tuesday and Frog from 2016-2023. Before that he spent a decade as a VC-backed founder; he holds a Master's in Industrial Design from Pratt Institute and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering & Computer Science from Johns Hopkins University.
- Where does Ethan Imboden work?
- Ethan Imboden is Partner at Tuesday Capital.
- What check size does Ethan Imboden write?
- Ethan Imboden typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Ethan Imboden go to school?
- Ethan Imboden studied at Pratt Institute (Masters, Industrial Design); The Johns Hopkins University (BS, Electrical and Computer Engineering); The College Preparatory School.
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Also attended Pratt Institute24
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Also attended The Johns Hopkins University538
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Also attended The College Preparatory School14
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Shared employers
Also worked at frog21
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Also worked at Virginia Tech61
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Also worked at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory132
Thomas WolfCo-founder & Chief Science Officer of Hugging FaceJessy RivestInvestor at Khosla VenturesBayan AlizadehPartner at S32Jan CrisostomoOperating Partner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpAvinash KantInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersDaphne ChePrincipal at Electric Feel Ventures Llc
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